Renz, Monika,  1961- <br/><br/>
Dying :  a transition / 
Monika Renz ; translated by Mark Kyburz with John Peck. 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 164 pages) 
 - End-of-life care : a series .
<br/><br/> Translation from German.  Translation of: Hinübergehen : was beim Sterben geschieht. 2014. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Dying and the transformation of perception --  The three stages of transition and dignity --  What is primordial fear? The I dies into a thou --  Other hearing : beyond space and time --  Metaphors of transition --  The sites of transition : fear, struggle, acceptance, family processes, maturation --  Dying with dignity : indication-oriented end-of-life care. 
<br/><br/> A critical success in Europe, this book offers a process-based, patient-centered approach to palliative care that substantiates an indication-oriented treatment and radical reconsideration of our transition to death. Drawing on decades of work with terminally ill cancer patients and a trove of research into near-death experiences, Monika Renz encourages practitioners to not only safeguard patients' dignity as they die but also take stock of their verbal, nonverbal, and metaphorical cues as they progress, helping to personalize treatment and realize a more peaceful death. Renz divides dying int. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231540230 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015008493 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Death--Psychological aspects.<br/>Terminally ill--Psychology.<br/>Terminal care--Psychological aspects.<br/>Medical care.<br/>Attitude (Psychology)<br/>National health services.<br/>Therapeutics.<br/>Adaptability (Psychology)<br/>Palliative treatment.<br/>Terminal care.<br/>Hospice care.<br/>Psychology.<br/>Terminally ill.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF789  / .D956 2015